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Aaron Judge Hits 359th Career Homer, Passing Hall of Famer Yogi Berra for 5th in Yankees History
Aaron Judge hit his 44th home run this season, surpassing Yogi Berra's 358 to become the fifth-highest home run hitter in New York Yankees history.
- On Tuesday night, New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge hit his 359th career home run, surpassing Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra's 358 for fifth place with a solo shot off Detroit Tigers right-hander Casey Mize.
- Judge had tied Berra on Aug. 31 when he matched Berra's 358 homers and has hit 44 this season, drawing comparisons to Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle.
- The homer registered an exit velocity of 110.6 mph and traveled 412 feet after Judge drove a full-count splitter from Casey Mize to right-center field.
- Judge now sits alone at fifth in Yankees history with 359 homers, trailing Joe DiMaggio's 361, and needs three more with 18 games remaining as the team chases playoff positioning.
- At 33, Aaron Judge still has time to climb as he holds 359 homers, tying for 92nd in MLB and nearing Joe DiMaggio's 361 before season's end.
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Aaron Judge Just Left Another Yankees Legend in His Dust
Despite a season interrupted by a flexor injury that kept him out for 10 days and continues to hamper his throwing from the outfield, the New York Yankees’ two-time American League MVP Aaron Judge continues to rack up a genuinely historic season. On Tuesday, he only added to his growing legend by passing another legendary Yankee in one of the most high-profile statistical categories â and he didn’t wait long to do it. Judge left his fellow Yan…
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